Cloncurry – day 3

Well the day started out really well.  I spent time thinking as I rode across  the open flats how small we are in comparison to the hundreds of thousand ofgalaxies that are out there.  And at our current speed of travel in space it would take us 150 thousand years just to reach or nearest…

Charleville – day 2

Today I was venturing into new territory.  The roads are getting straighter.  The trucks are getting longer.  And the towns are getting less frequent. Many of the roads I traveled on were quite lonely with little or no traffic. I was fascinated with the number of large cactus trees around. There was quite a lot…

What if

Sometimes it pays not to think about stuff to much. And just be grateful for a good outcome. This weekend I went for a spin to Gunnedah with my daughter Emma to meet her Fiancé who was riding down from Qld. As this was her first BIG ride it was a pretty cruisey affair.  Ride…

What the trip’s over!

Flying into Sydney it was interesting to look out the window and observe the Australianness of our cityscape.   We’re home. I know that in no time at all, the trip will be but a distant memory so I thought I’d reflect on my own limited observations of traveling to the US. This trip has covered…

The final shindig

Thursday represented our last full day on the Stampin’ Up! trip and in the US. While Deb spent the afternoon shopping with the girls I went shooting with a few of the boys at a local gun club. After 30 minutes or so of safety talks and instruction on the various weapons we were taken…

Stampin’ Up factory tour

Well the last couple of days been very full on in all sorts of ways. .!! On Wednesday they gave us a tour of the Stampin’ Up factory which is at the bottom of Utah,  so they chartered a 757 to take us there.  The closest airport was St George airport.  I’m glad they didn’t…

Trip into Salt Lake City

Well the last couple of days have been a mixture of chilling, shopping, touring Stampin’ Up head office, and sitting by the pool chilling. Today we were taken into Salt Lake City and on a tour of the Stampin’ Up headquarters just out of Salt Lake City. When we entered their headquarters we were treated to…